[Coco] RESET on CoCo 1/2 vs CoCo 3

[Perry M Dueck]

Hi all,

Although I owned a CoCo 3 system in 1987 to 1994 (and again from 2001 to
present and probably forever henceforth), I only recently have come into
ownership of a few CoCo 1 and CoCo 2 computers.

Being primarily a CoCo 3 user, it was natural to hold down ALT  CTRL  and
press RESET to break out of programs and "reset" the entire machine to its
original power up state, and start fresh without powering the computer off
and then on again.

With a CoCo 1 and 2, and certain software, when I want to break out of a
program, I'll press the RESET button on the back of the machine, but then
it sometimes will throw the computer back into the program I was using
(again, some software will do this, other software will not). This leaves
me with the only option of powering down the system, waiting for a bit (as
is customary with powering electronics off and then back on), and then
switching the computer back on to start off "fresh".

Is this sequence of events on the CoCo 1 and 2 my only option for resetting
the machine in certain situations, or is there some key combination I can
use together with the RESET button (similar to the CoCo 3's  ALT  CTRL
RESET) to reboot the computer completely? Or perhaps some POKE commands I
can enter before loading and executing software with would otherwise not
allow me to break out of the program by simply pressing the RESET button on
the back of the computer?

Thanks for your advice/comments.

best regards, Perry